Deleting specific elements in a list when they come together

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Suppose I have the following list 



l="x","b","c","y","a","d","x","b","y","x","y","c"


I want to go through the list l and delete elements whenever "x" and "y" appear both in a single sublist such that I get: 



"x","b","c","y","a","d"


Order does not matter, as long as "x" and "y" both exist.




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Suppose I have the following list 



l="x","b","c","y","a","d","x","b","y","x","y","c"


I want to go through the list l and delete elements whenever "x" and "y" appear both in a single sublist such that I get: 



"x","b","c","y","a","d"


Order does not matter, as long as "x" and "y" both exist.




list-manipulation




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    Thanks for accepting an answer, but I think you were too hasty doing that. While accepting is one of the things to do after your question is answered, we recommend that users should test answers before voting and wait 24 hours before accepting the best one. That allows people in all timezones to answer your question and an opportunity for other users to point alternatives, caveats or limitations of the available answers.
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Suppose I have the following list 



l="x","b","c","y","a","d","x","b","y","x","y","c"


I want to go through the list l and delete elements whenever "x" and "y" appear both in a single sublist such that I get: 



"x","b","c","y","a","d"


Order does not matter, as long as "x" and "y" both exist.




list-manipulation




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Suppose I have the following list 



l="x","b","c","y","a","d","x","b","y","x","y","c"


I want to go through the list l and delete elements whenever "x" and "y" appear both in a single sublist such that I get: 



"x","b","c","y","a","d"


Order does not matter, as long as "x" and "y" both exist.





list-manipulation





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Something like the following?



l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c";
DeleteCases[l, OrderlessPatternSequence["x", "y", ___]]

(* Out: “x”, “b”, “c”, “y”, “a”, “d” *)





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  • Thank you for this.
    – William
    Aug 9 at 16:49










  • @William you are very welcome.
    – MarcoB
    Aug 9 at 17:20










  • @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
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DeleteCases[l, _?(ContainsAll["x", "y"])]



"x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d"







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    A different solution using SubsetQ and Select. I also prefer ti limit the scope of the variable definitions using With or Module.



    With[
     
     l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c"
     ,
     Select[l, Not[SubsetQ[#, "x", "y"]] &]
     ]





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      It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
      – Carl Woll
      Aug 9 at 18:07






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      @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
      – Mr.Wizard♦
      Aug 9 at 21:44










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    Something like the following?



    l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c";
    DeleteCases[l, OrderlessPatternSequence["x", "y", ___]]

    (* Out: “x”, “b”, “c”, “y”, “a”, “d” *)





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    • Thank you for this.
      – William
      Aug 9 at 16:49










    • @William you are very welcome.
      – MarcoB
      Aug 9 at 17:20










    • @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
      – user202729
      Aug 10 at 3:00














    up vote
    5
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    accepted










    Something like the following?



    l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c";
    DeleteCases[l, OrderlessPatternSequence["x", "y", ___]]

    (* Out: “x”, “b”, “c”, “y”, “a”, “d” *)





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    • Thank you for this.
      – William
      Aug 9 at 16:49










    • @William you are very welcome.
      – MarcoB
      Aug 9 at 17:20










    • @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
      – user202729
      Aug 10 at 3:00












    up vote
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    accepted







    up vote
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    accepted






    Something like the following?



    l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c";
    DeleteCases[l, OrderlessPatternSequence["x", "y", ___]]

    (* Out: “x”, “b”, “c”, “y”, “a”, “d” *)





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    Something like the following?



    l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c";
    DeleteCases[l, OrderlessPatternSequence["x", "y", ___]]

    (* Out: “x”, “b”, “c”, “y”, “a”, “d” *)






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    edited Aug 9 at 21:43









    Mr.Wizard♦

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    answered Aug 9 at 16:47









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    • Thank you for this.
      – William
      Aug 9 at 16:49










    • @William you are very welcome.
      – MarcoB
      Aug 9 at 17:20










    • @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
      – user202729
      Aug 10 at 3:00
















    • Thank you for this.
      – William
      Aug 9 at 16:49










    • @William you are very welcome.
      – MarcoB
      Aug 9 at 17:20










    • @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
      – user202729
      Aug 10 at 3:00















    Thank you for this.
    – William
    Aug 9 at 16:49




    Thank you for this.
    – William
    Aug 9 at 16:49












    @William you are very welcome.
    – MarcoB
    Aug 9 at 17:20




    @William you are very welcome.
    – MarcoB
    Aug 9 at 17:20












    @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
    – user202729
    Aug 10 at 3:00




    @William Upvoting and accepting suffices. Comments are only for improvement suggestions, not "private messaging".
    – user202729
    Aug 10 at 3:00










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    DeleteCases[l, _?(ContainsAll["x", "y"])]



    "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d"







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      DeleteCases[l, _?(ContainsAll["x", "y"])]



      "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d"







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        DeleteCases[l, _?(ContainsAll["x", "y"])]



        "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d"







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        DeleteCases[l, _?(ContainsAll["x", "y"])]



        "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d"








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            A different solution using SubsetQ and Select. I also prefer ti limit the scope of the variable definitions using With or Module.



            With[
             
             l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c"
             ,
             Select[l, Not[SubsetQ[#, "x", "y"]] &]
             ]





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              It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
              – Carl Woll
              Aug 9 at 18:07






            • 1




              @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
              – Mr.Wizard♦
              Aug 9 at 21:44














            up vote
            5
            down vote













            A different solution using SubsetQ and Select. I also prefer ti limit the scope of the variable definitions using With or Module.



            With[
             
             l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c"
             ,
             Select[l, Not[SubsetQ[#, "x", "y"]] &]
             ]





            share|improve this answer


















            • 2




              It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
              – Carl Woll
              Aug 9 at 18:07






            • 1




              @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
              – Mr.Wizard♦
              Aug 9 at 21:44












            up vote
            5
            down vote










            up vote
            5
            down vote









            A different solution using SubsetQ and Select. I also prefer ti limit the scope of the variable definitions using With or Module.



            With[
             
             l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c"
             ,
             Select[l, Not[SubsetQ[#, "x", "y"]] &]
             ]





            share|improve this answer














            A different solution using SubsetQ and Select. I also prefer ti limit the scope of the variable definitions using With or Module.



            With[
             
             l = "x", "b", "c", "y", "a", "d", "x", "b", "y", "x", "y", "c"
             ,
             Select[l, Not[SubsetQ[#, "x", "y"]] &]
             ]






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            answered Aug 9 at 17:01









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            • 2




              It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
              – Carl Woll
              Aug 9 at 18:07






            • 1




              @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
              – Mr.Wizard♦
              Aug 9 at 21:44












            • 2




              It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
              – Carl Woll
              Aug 9 at 18:07






            • 1




              @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
              – Mr.Wizard♦
              Aug 9 at 21:44







            2




            2




            It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
            – Carl Woll
            Aug 9 at 18:07




            It's not documented, but SubsetQ supports an operator form, so you could eliminate the pure function and instead do Select[l, Not @* SubsetQ["x", "y"]]
            – Carl Woll
            Aug 9 at 18:07




            1




            1




            @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
            – Mr.Wizard♦
            Aug 9 at 21:44




            @CarlWoll Nice tip. I really wish ! SubsetQ["x", "y"] would work however.
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            Aug 9 at 21:44

















             

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